3.4 Postwar Prosperity & Status

What was the significance of the many Fallout Shelters, in relation to the Cold War, like this one shown in the picture?

• Demonstrated how Americans protected the family during bombing raids during the Cold War.

• Demonstrated the ways that Americans tried to cope with Soviet invasions during the Cold War.

• Demonstrated how peoples' fears led to ways to protect against nuclear attacks from the Soviet Union.

• Demonstrated how people protected them self from the radiation fallout that occurred during the first World War.

What was one consequence of middle-class migration to the suburbs after World War II?

• America's suburbs became the first areas of the country to become fully integrated.

• City dwellers were able to take the place of workers who had moved to the suburbs.

• Poverty became an invisible problem because many Americans never encountered it.

• Large numbers of modest but well-built homes became available for inner-city residents.

Why were the Loyalty Review Board and the House Un-American Activities Committee created in 1938?

• to uncover instances of voter fraud and efforts to limit political participation

• to investigate social unrest in the United States and develop plans for resolving the causes

• to seek out communist sympathizers and investigate individuals suspected of being disloyal to the US government

• to discourage future antiwar protests by punishing individuals for speaking out against US involvement in World War II

Which conclusion is best supported by the data in the graphs?

• Career opportunities for African Americans expanded between 1965 and 1985.

• An increasing percentage of African Americans became employed with manufacturing jobs between 1965 and 1985.

• Professional opportunities for African Americans were as limited in 1985 as they were in 1965.

• An increasing percentage of African Americans became unemployed between 1965 and 1985.

What did the House Un-American Activities Committee demonstrate about American attitudes in the 1950s?

• Internment of suspects is necessary during times of uncertainty and wartime.

• The rights of individuals suspected of communist activities were endangered.

• Racial and ethnic hostilities are effectively checked by following due process of law.

• It was justifiable to override the constitutional rights of citizens in order to stop the anarchist threat.

Which of the following statements best describes the dotted segment from the mid-1940s to the mid-1960s?

• Men spent much of their time at home due to high unemployment.

• Native American birth rates were not reflected in the graph accurately.

• Soldiers returned home to America and there was a huge surge in the number of babies being born.

• Soldiers were sent to faraway countries, where they married local women and brought them home to raise families.

Which of the following best describes the "feminine mystique" discussed by Betty Friedan?

• the idea that women’s suffrage was enough to satisfy women’s equality in society.

• the belief that women's lives as wives and mothers should provide them with complete fulfillment

• the belief that women were pawns in the male-dominated political system and had no power to effect real and lasting change

• the idea that pursuing professional careers would prove more fulfilling for women than raising children and maintaining a home

What economic outcome resulted from the large-scale migration pattern?

• Urban African Americans relocated to the rural South.

• Businesses flocked to the cities to take advantage of lower rents.

• Middle-class whites had greater daily contact with the urban poor.

• City governments struggled to pay for services for poor residents.

The passage of GI Bill impacted American society in which of the following ways?

• it supported farmers with increased subsidies

• it supported African Americans with equal rights

• it supported veterans with economic opportunities

• it supported women with freedom in the workforce

This was the conflict between 1949-1992 in which the United States and Soviet Union never directly confronted each other on the battlefield

• Cold War

• Korean War

• Containment

• Vietnam War